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I like this version of the 7800 controller over the stock Proline or Painline controller. 

Played a couple of rounds of pool with my wife in the clubhouse and didn't do too well but to be fair it's been about 15 years 🤷🏻‍♂️I managed a couple of nice shots though. Checked my messages to see she snuck a couple of pics of me, I was concentrating too hard to notice 😝
  

Played a couple of rounds of pool with my wife in the clubhouse and didn't do too well but to be fair it's been about 15 years 🤷🏻‍♂️I managed a couple of nice shots though. Checked my messages to see she snuck a couple of pics of me, I was concentrating too hard to notice 😝
  

Ice to see you!
Our driveway is like an ice rink, but needs a Zamboni 

🕯 There’s nothing nicer than working on the backend of Atari I/O by candlelight on a cold winter’s night.

Long day today, but, got my contest prize today from @Ballistik and it's a fun one! 🥳
 

Cold front dropped tonight after being 60 and sunny most of the day. Got One-on-One for the 7800 today for $7 super clean cart that looks to have been played like once. 

We are blizzard-ed in, so I'm playing Atari Haunted House

Finally got Namco Museum Collection 1 to go with Collection 2. Glad to have these for the Pocket! 

I think this simple post on today's announcement of the Atari 400 has been my most viewed/liked post ever on X. Over 6k views, 130 likes, tons of comments and 24 reposts. Who knew the 400 MINI would elicit such excitement? It's bizarre.

💥 PRO-TIP - Here’s a good rule of thumb for posting in the YouTube Community forum: Context is key! If the main point of the topic is about sharing a classic gaming YouTube Channel, creator, or series, w/ the intent of sparking up a long term discussion about that channel - the topic belongs in the YouTube Community forum. 
Conversely, if the main point of a new topic is about something else, like - "There's a new game out for ColecoVision" - and that post just so happens to contain a YouTube video of the gameplay etc. - that topic belongs in the ColecoVision forum. It’s more about “Coleco” than about “YouTube” and we’d put it in the Coleco forum where we would want it be seen by people interested in ColecoVision.

First big snowfall of 2024 with seemingly more to follow later this week. Will get much colder by the end of the week as well.

First big snowfall of 2024 with seemingly more to follow later this week. Will get much colder by the end of the week as well.

I did not share this earlier, but on Tuesday I was making my normal commute when I was hit in the intersection while making a protected left turn. The other driver ran the red. Fortunately, I'm just a bit sore and we'll see if my car can be repaired or not.
Two good samaritans stopped to check on me. They both were rushed for work and didn't stick around for the cops but promised to send their dash cam footage and contact info. Fortunately, both followed through. I can't quit watching it. If I was a split second earlier into my turn, my one year old may not know her dad.
Just a reminder to hold your loved ones tight and do not take things for granted. I lost my father to a drunk driver over 20 years ago. No one has a guarantee on tomorrow.
 

All the best to you all in 2024!

 

I used to use the Stick Stand lying on the floor, much easier sitting down

All the best to you all in 2024!

 

All the best to you all in 2024!

 

In case you're wondering, I said "yes."

December has been a crazy month--so much going on both professionally and personally, and it's just been a blur. I've been doing the bare minimum when it comes to social media (which means mostly checking Facebook with very limited time in the I/O).
As far as the hobby is concerned, it's also been a busy month.
Traded away a bottle of wine for an Odyssey 2 in the box with a bunch of games. This is the same person that I traded my heavy sixer with for the Lego 2600 set. Bought a Vectrex light pen. Bought couple of short controller extensions cords to use with the Vectrex. Bought A8PicoCart multicart for the Atari 8bit. I don't need it as I have other means to store and load games, but bought it on a whim. Bought games for the Atari 8bit, 5200, and 2600. Got an empty Atari 1040ST box for free from a member of the local gaming group. I'm pretty sure I'm missing some other stuff, but as far as adding to the collection goes, it's been fruitful.
I hope 2024 will be slower going, and I can finally finish cleaning up and reorganizing my hobby spaces in the house. That's been put on hold the past two years because of my health issues (which should be a thing of the past now).
For 2024 and beyond, I am making a big shift. Instead of dabbling in most things, I intend to focus retro gaming heavily to all things Atari with a smattering of modern gaming on the Switch and Steam Deck. This year has taught me that my heart belongs to Atari and other platforms from the 80s and early 90s.
I will be selling off the PS1, 2, and 4 collection to a local gaming store in the next week or two, so that should help with reclaiming some shelf space. For now, I intend to keep my Xbox collection as well as the PS3 collection. While I will keep all my consoles and a few physical games, I will not be expanding my PlayStation and Xbox physical library.
It's been a very enjoyable six years exploring the popular retro gaming platforms, but as I contemplate life and the need the downsize in 5-7 years, I think the time is right to start that process. Hopefully, narrowing my focus will translate into more game time and lot less shopping.
Happy New Year!

Just a PSA for TG16 owners: posting this from elsewhere but this is not the first I have heard of this lately. Take your chip games out of their plastic sleeves. The sleeves are starting to melt/rot, ruining the games they are supposed to protect. I recently got two sealed nos games for my brother, only to discover the carts were ruined due to the rotting sleeves. The same likely applies for Sega Card games for the SG-1000 & SMS.

Some will win, some will lose: Journey Escape.
 

Just a PSA for TG16 owners: posting this from elsewhere but this is not the first I have heard of this lately. Take your chip games out of their plastic sleeves. The sleeves are starting to melt/rot, ruining the games they are supposed to protect. I recently got two sealed nos games for my brother, only to discover the carts were ruined due to the rotting sleeves. The same likely applies for Sega Card games for the SG-1000 & SMS.

Just a PSA for TG16 owners: posting this from elsewhere but this is not the first I have heard of this lately. Take your chip games out of their plastic sleeves. The sleeves are starting to melt/rot, ruining the games they are supposed to protect. I recently got two sealed nos games for my brother, only to discover the carts were ruined due to the rotting sleeves. The same likely applies for Sega Card games for the SG-1000 & SMS.

Just a PSA for TG16 owners: posting this from elsewhere but this is not the first I have heard of this lately. Take your chip games out of their plastic sleeves. The sleeves are starting to melt/rot, ruining the games they are supposed to protect. I recently got two sealed nos games for my brother, only to discover the carts were ruined due to the rotting sleeves. The same likely applies for Sega Card games for the SG-1000 & SMS.